WO2022004207A1 - Système de traitement laser - Google Patents

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WO2022004207A1
WO2022004207A1 PCT/JP2021/020181 JP2021020181W WO2022004207A1 WO 2022004207 A1 WO2022004207 A1 WO 2022004207A1 JP 2021020181 W JP2021020181 W JP 2021020181W WO 2022004207 A1 WO2022004207 A1 WO 2022004207A1
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達典 阪本
克充 芦原
和美 土道
忠正 横井
直毅 吉武
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M5/00—Duplicating or marking methods; Sheet materials for use therein
    • B41M5/24—Ablative recording, e.g. by burning marks; Spark recording
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K26/00—Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting or boring
    • B23K26/02—Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam
    • B23K26/03—Observing, e.g. monitoring, the workpiece

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  • This disclosure relates to a laser processing system.
  • a laser processing device for processing an object (work) to be processed by using a laser beam.
  • One of the laser processing devices is a laser marker used for printing a code that can be read by a machine (reading device).
  • the laser marker uses laser light to mark the surface of a marking object (work) with characters, figures, and the like (hereinafter, also referred to as "printing” or “processing”).
  • printing or “processing”
  • processing In order to print a code that can be read by a reading device, processing must be performed under appropriate irradiation conditions (printing conditions), but experience and know-how are required to set the irradiation conditions.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a laser marker capable of setting appropriate printing conditions without detailed knowledge by repeating setting and sample printing according to guidance.
  • the purpose of this disclosure is to provide a laser processing system that can set appropriate irradiation conditions without any hassle.
  • the laser processing system includes a laser processing device that processes an object to be machined according to a processing pattern, and a verification device that verifies the processing by the laser processing device.
  • the machining pattern includes a plurality of cells.
  • the laser processing device sets the irradiation conditions of the reception unit that accepts the processing pattern, the setting unit that sets the irradiation conditions of the laser light for each cell of the processing pattern received by the reception unit, and the irradiation conditions set by the setting unit. It includes a first storage unit that stores each cell, and an irradiation unit that irradiates the object to be processed with laser light based on the irradiation conditions set by the setting unit.
  • the setting unit uses a part of the machining pattern received at the time of test machining as a test cell, and sets different irradiation conditions for each cell included in the test cell.
  • the verification device includes an imaging unit that captures an image of a processing pattern formed on a processing object, and a calculation unit that calculates a luminance value for each cell based on an image captured by the imaging unit.
  • the setting unit sets at least one irradiation condition at the time of this processing based on the information about the brightness value of the test cell extracted from the brightness value of each cell and the irradiation condition set in the test cell.
  • the verification device further includes a transmission unit that transmits the luminance value for each cell calculated by the calculation unit to the laser processing device.
  • the setting unit further extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the arrangement information of the test cell and the brightness value for each cell received from the verification device.
  • the verification device further includes a communication unit that communicates with the laser processing device.
  • the calculation unit further extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the arrangement information of the test cell and the calculated brightness value for each cell.
  • the communication unit transmits information regarding the brightness value of the test cell extracted by the calculation unit to the laser processing apparatus.
  • the setting unit receives information on the brightness value of the test cell from the verification device.
  • the verification device acquires the arrangement information of the test cell from the laser processing device.
  • the verification device further includes a second storage unit.
  • the arrangement information of the test cell is stored in advance in the second storage unit.
  • the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell includes at least one of the information indicating the cell having the highest brightness in the test cell and the information indicating the cell having the lowest brightness in the test cell.
  • the setting unit sets the irradiation conditions at the time of the main processing based on the irradiation conditions set in the cell specified by the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell.
  • the reception unit receives the material of the object to be processed.
  • the setting unit sets different irradiation conditions for the test cell for each cell based on the material of the object to be processed received by the reception unit.
  • the laser processing apparatus determines the variation in the brightness value in the region where the same irradiation conditions are set during the test processing based on the brightness value for each cell calculated by the calculation unit.
  • the setting unit sets the irradiation condition of the base treatment based on the information on the luminance value of the test cell and the irradiation condition set in the test cell.
  • the machining pattern is a two-dimensional code.
  • test cell is set based on the information unit of the machining pattern.
  • it is set in a region excluding the region used for detecting the position of the two-dimensional code in the machining pattern.
  • FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the laser processing system according to Embodiment 1. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the laser processing system according to Embodiment 1 in more detail. It is a block diagram which showed the hardware included in the control board according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which showed the hardware included in the verification apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the user interface according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the controller according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the controller according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the processing pattern input in the drawing area.
  • FIG. 1 It is a figure which shows that the processing pattern input to a drawing area contains a plurality of cells. It is a figure for demonstrating a test cell. It is a figure which shows the irradiation condition for a test cell when the object to be processed is aluminum. It is a figure which shows the irradiation condition for a test cell when the object to be processed is iron. It is a figure which shows the irradiation condition for a test cell when the object to be processed is a plastic. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process of the verification apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st modification of the process of the controller according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
  • FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd modification of the process of the controller according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the process of the verification apparatus according to Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the positioning mark formed by the laser marker according to Embodiment 3.
  • FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the processing of the laser marker according to Embodiment 3.
  • FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the process of the verification apparatus according to Embodiment 3.
  • the scene to which the present invention is applied is a scene to set the irradiation conditions of the laser marker 2.
  • the user first registers the code (machining pattern N in FIG. 8) to be printed on the machining object 8 in the laser marker 2.
  • the user can also use a code registered in advance, and in that case, the user selects a code to be printed from the registered codes.
  • the laser marker 2 sets cells included in the received processing pattern N (for example, cells "1" to "18” in FIG. 10) as test cells.
  • the laser marker 2 performs test processing by setting different irradiation conditions for each cell included in the test cell.
  • the verification device 3 calculates the brightness value for each cell S of the processing pattern N formed by the test processing.
  • Test processing is a trial processing performed before the main processing, and includes a base treatment for testing and a processing for testing. Further, this processing includes a processing process of forming a code to be printed on the object to be processed 8 and a base process of irradiating the entire surface of the area to be printed with a laser beam before the processing process.
  • the cell S having a higher luminance value is whiter
  • the cell S having a lower luminance value is blacker. Also, the clearer the contrast between black and white, the easier it is for the reader to read the code.
  • the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of the main processing may include only the irradiation condition of the processing for the production, the irradiation condition of the processing for the production, and the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the production. May be. This makes it possible to set irradiation conditions suitable for printing a code that can be read by a reader by one test process. Therefore, according to the laser processing system 1, it is possible to set appropriate irradiation conditions without any trouble.
  • the laser processing system 1 includes a laser marker 2 and a verification device 3.
  • the brightness value for each cell S is calculated by the verification device 3.
  • the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell is extracted by the laser marker 2 or the verification device 3 based on the brightness value for each cell S calculated by the verification device 3.
  • the first embodiment is an example of the case where the laser marker 2 extracts the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell, and in the second embodiment and the third embodiment, the verification device 3 extracts the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell. This is an example of the case.
  • FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a schematic configuration of a laser machining system according to the first embodiment.
  • the laser processing system 1 includes a laser marker 2 and a verification device 3.
  • the laser marker 2 has a controller 21 and a marking head 26 (corresponding to an “irradiation unit”).
  • the verification device 3 verifies the processing with the laser marker 2.
  • the verification device 3 has an image pickup unit 330 and a control unit 310 (corresponding to a "calculation unit").
  • the image pickup unit 330 and the control unit 310 are connected by a communication cable 11a.
  • the image pickup unit 330 takes an image of the processing pattern N (see FIG. 8) formed on the processing object 8 and transmits the captured image to the control unit 310.
  • the control unit 310 calculates the luminance value for each cell S (see FIG. 9) of the processing pattern N based on the image captured by the image pickup unit 330.
  • the calculated luminance value for each cell S is transmitted to the laser marker 2 (specifically, the controller 21).
  • the verification device 3 is connected to the laser marker 2 (specifically, the controller 21) by the communication cable 11b.
  • the laser marker 2 (specifically, the controller 21) extracts and extracts information on the brightness values of the test cells (cells “1" to “18” in FIG. 10) based on the brightness values of each cell S received.
  • the irradiation conditions of the laser beam W at the time of this processing are set based on the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell.
  • the controller 21 extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the brightness value of each received cell S, and based on the information on the brightness value of the extracted test cell and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell, the controller 21 extracts information.
  • the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of this processing is set.
  • control unit 310 may be integrated with the image pickup unit 330 (or the camera unit).
  • the image pickup unit 330 or the camera unit
  • the luminance value for each cell S of the processing pattern N is calculated, and the calculated luminance value for each cell S is transmitted to the controller 21.
  • the image pickup unit 330 (or camera unit) is connected to the controller 21 by a communication cable.
  • the controller 21 extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the brightness value of each received cell S, and based on the information on the brightness value of the extracted test cell and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell, the controller 21 extracts information.
  • the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of this processing is set.
  • control unit 310 may be replaced by the controller 21.
  • the image pickup unit 330 (or the camera unit) captures the machining pattern N formed on the machining object 8 and transmits the captured image to the controller 21.
  • the image pickup unit 330 (or camera unit) is connected to the controller 21 by a communication cable.
  • the controller 21 receives the image captured by the image pickup unit 330 (or the camera unit), and calculates the luminance value for each cell S of the processing pattern N based on the captured image.
  • the controller 21 extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the calculated brightness value for each cell S, and based on the information on the brightness value of the extracted test cell and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell.
  • the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of this processing is set.
  • the controller 21 includes a laser oscillator 240, a control board 210, a driver 220, and a driver power supply 230.
  • a setting device 4 including a display device 6 and an input device 7 can be connected to the controller 21.
  • the display device 6 and the input device 7 are used in a situation where the user changes the setting contents in the controller 21 or the like.
  • the laser oscillator 240 includes an optical fiber 241, a semiconductor laser 242,243,249A to 249D, an isolator 244,246, a coupler 245,248, and a bandpass filter 247.
  • the semiconductor laser 243 is an excitation light source that emits excitation light for exciting rare earth elements added to the core of the optical fiber 241.
  • the coupler 245 combines the seed light from the semiconductor laser 242 and the excitation light from the semiconductor laser 243 and causes them to enter the optical fiber 241.
  • the excitation light incident on the optical fiber 241 from the semiconductor laser 243 via the coupler 245 is absorbed by the rare earth element contained in the core of the optical fiber 241.
  • rare earth elements are excited and a population inversion state is obtained.
  • seed light pulse light
  • seed light is amplified by this stimulated emission. That is, the seed light is amplified by incident the seed light and the excitation light on the fiber amplifier configured by the optical fiber 241.
  • the isolator 246 passes the pulsed light output from the optical fiber 241 and blocks the light returning to the optical fiber 241.
  • the laser light that has passed through the bandpass filter 247 is incident on the optical fiber 28 provided for transmitting the laser light via the coupler 248.
  • the semiconductor lasers 249A to 249D emit excitation light in order to amplify the laser light that has passed through the bandpass filter 247 in the optical fiber 28. That is, the optical fiber 28 constitutes a fiber amplifier by combining the coupler 248 and the isolator 262 described later in the same manner as the fiber amplifier composed of the coupler 245, the optical fiber 241 and the isolator 246.
  • Control board 210 includes a control unit 211 (corresponding to a "setting unit"), a pulse generating unit 212, a storage unit 213 (corresponding to a “first storage unit”), and a communication processing unit 214,215,216,217. including.
  • the control unit 211 controls the overall operation of the controller 21 by controlling the pulse generation unit 212 and the driver 220. Specifically, the control unit 211 controls the overall operation of the controller 21 by executing the operating system and the application program stored in the storage unit 213. As a result, the laser beam W is irradiated from the marking head 26 to the object 8 to be processed.
  • the pulse generation unit 212 generates an electric signal having a predetermined repetition frequency and a predetermined pulse width.
  • the pulse generation unit 212 outputs an electric signal or stops the output of the electric signal under the control of the control unit 211.
  • the electric signal from the pulse generation unit 212 is supplied to the semiconductor laser 242.
  • the storage unit 213 stores various data in addition to the operating system and the application program.
  • the communication processing unit 214 is an interface for communicating with the marking head 26.
  • the control unit 211 transmits a control signal to the marking head 26 via the communication processing unit 214 and the communication cable 29.
  • the communication processing unit 215 is an interface for communicating with the verification device 3.
  • the control unit 211 receives the luminance value for each cell S (see FIG. 9) transmitted from the verification device 3 via the communication cable 11b and the communication processing unit 340 (corresponding to the “transmission unit”).
  • the communication processing unit 216 receives the input from the input device 7.
  • the input device 7 is various pointing devices (for example, a mouse, a touch pad, etc.), a keyboard, and the like.
  • the communication processing unit 216 notifies the control unit 211 of the received input.
  • the communication processing unit 217 transmits the image data generated by the control unit 211 to the display device 6.
  • the display device 6 displays an image (user interface) based on the image data.
  • An example of the user interface displayed on the display device 6 will be described later with reference to FIG.
  • the driver power supply 230 supplies power to the driver 220.
  • the driver 220 supplies the drive current to the semiconductor lasers 242, 243, 249A to 249D.
  • Each of the semiconductor lasers 242, 243, 249A to 249D oscillates by being supplied with a driving current.
  • the drive current supplied to the semiconductor laser 242 is modulated by an electric signal from the pulse generating unit 212.
  • the semiconductor laser 242 oscillates in a pulse and outputs pulsed light having a predetermined repeating frequency and a predetermined pulse width as seed light.
  • a continuous drive current is supplied to each of the semiconductor lasers 243, 249A to 249D by the driver 220.
  • each of the semiconductor lasers 243, 249A to 249D oscillates continuously, and the continuous light is output as the excitation light.
  • the marking head 26 includes an isolator 262, a collimator lens 263, a galvano mirror unit 264 (galvano mirror 264a in the X direction, galvano mirror 264b in the Y direction), and a condenser lens 265.
  • the isolator 262 passes the pulsed light output from the optical fiber 28 and blocks the light returning to the optical fiber 28.
  • the pulsed light that has passed through the isolator 262 is output to the atmosphere from the collimator lens 263 attached to the isolator 262 and is incident on the galvanometer mirror unit 264.
  • the condenser lens 265 collects the laser beam W incident on the galvano mirror unit 264.
  • the galvano mirror unit 264 scans the laser beam W in at least one direction of the first axis (specifically, the axis parallel to the arrow in FIG. 1) and the second axial direction orthogonal to the first axis. do.
  • the verification device 3 includes a control unit 310, a storage unit 320 (corresponding to a “second storage unit”), an image pickup unit 330, and a communication processing unit 340.
  • the control unit 310 controls the overall operation of the verification device 3 by executing the operating system and the application program stored in the storage unit 320.
  • the storage unit 320 stores various data in addition to the operating system and the application program.
  • the image pickup unit 330 includes an illumination unit 331 and a light receiving unit 332.
  • the illumination unit 331 lights up according to an imaging instruction from the control unit 310.
  • the light from the illumination unit 331 is applied to the object 8 to be processed, and the reflected light is received by the light receiving unit 332.
  • the image pickup unit 330 forms an image based on the reflected light received by the light receiving unit 332. As a result, an image of the processing pattern N (see FIG. 8) formed on the processing object 8 is formed.
  • the image pickup unit 330 transmits the captured image to the control unit 310.
  • the control unit 310 calculates the luminance value for each cell S (see FIG. 9) of the processing pattern N based on the captured image received from the image pickup unit 330.
  • the communication processing unit 340 is an interface for communicating with the controller 21.
  • the communication processing unit 340 transmits the luminance value for each cell S calculated by the control unit 310 to the laser marker 2 (specifically, the controller 21) via the communication cable 11b.
  • the controller 21 specifically, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of the main processing. It will be referred to when.
  • the verification device 3 may be a code verification machine that verifies a code in accordance with the Direct Parts Mark Quality Guideline (ISO29158) or the like, or may be a camera of an image processing system adopted in a process at a manufacturing site. .. If the verification device 3 is a code verification machine, it is possible to set the optimum irradiation conditions by one printing and one verification, and it is also possible to guarantee the quality according to ISO29158 or the like. Further, if the verification device 3 is a camera of an image processing system, the camera of the image processing system simply captures a cell having high brightness and a cell having low brightness in white without preparing a special code verification machine. Irradiation conditions suitable for printing and black printing can be obtained.
  • ISO29158 Direct Parts Mark Quality Guideline
  • FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the hardware included in the control board according to the first embodiment.
  • the control board 210 includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a communication interface 130, and a pulse generation circuit 140.
  • the memory 120 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 121, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 122, and a flash memory 123.
  • the flash memory 123 stores the above-mentioned operating system, application program, and various data.
  • the memory 120 corresponds to the storage unit 213 shown in FIG.
  • the processor 110 controls the overall operation of the controller 21.
  • the control unit 211 shown in FIG. 2 is realized by the processor 110 executing an operating system and an application program stored in the memory 120. When executing the application program, various data stored in the memory 120 are referred to.
  • the communication interface 130 is for communicating with an external device (for example, a verification device 3, a marking head 26, a display device 6, and an input device 7).
  • the communication interface 130 corresponds to the communication processing units 214, 215, 216, and 217 in FIG.
  • the pulse generation circuit 140 corresponds to the pulse generation unit 212 in FIG. That is, the pulse generation circuit 140 generates an electric signal having a predetermined repetition frequency and a predetermined pulse width based on a command from the processor 110.
  • FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the hardware included in the verification device according to the first embodiment.
  • the verification device 3 includes an arithmetic processing circuit 150, a memory 160, a communication interface 170, and an image pickup unit 330.
  • the memory 160 includes, for example, a ROM 161, a RAM 162, and a flash memory 163.
  • the flash memory 163 stores the above-mentioned operating system, application program, and various data.
  • the memory 160 corresponds to the storage unit 320 shown in FIG.
  • the memory 160 may be configured to include an HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
  • HDD Hard Disk Drive
  • the arithmetic processing circuit 150 includes a main processor 151 and an image processing dedicated processor 152.
  • the control unit 310 shown in FIG. 2 is realized by the arithmetic processing circuit 150 executing an operating system and an application program stored in the memory 160. When executing the application program, various data stored in the memory 160 are referred to.
  • the main processor 151 controls the overall operation of the verification device 3.
  • the image processing dedicated processor 152 performs preprocessing on the image captured by the image pickup unit 330, and calculates the luminance value for each cell S (see FIG. 9).
  • an ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • the communication interface 170 is for communicating with the controller 21.
  • the communication interface corresponds to the communication processing unit 340 of FIG.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are examples, and are not limited thereto.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a user interface according to the first embodiment.
  • the user interface 700 is displayed on the display device 6 by the control unit 211 executing the application program stored in the storage unit 213.
  • the input operation in the input device 7 by the user performed on the user interface 700 is accepted by the communication processing unit 216, and the content of the accepted operation is notified to the control unit 211.
  • the control unit 211 can switch the screen mode according to the user's operation.
  • FIG. 5 shows a screen of an edit mode used for creating and editing marking data.
  • the control unit 211 switches the screen from the edit mode screen to the operation mode screen used when actually performing marking (processing).
  • the control unit 211 switches the operation mode screen to the edit mode screen by accepting the user operation of clicking the button displayed on the operation mode screen.
  • control unit 211 When the control unit 211 receives the user operation of clicking the button 702, the control unit 211 displays the test marking screen on the display device 6. As a result, the user can confirm the created and edited marking data on the display device 6.
  • the control unit 211 accepts input of a pattern to be marked (for example, the processing pattern N shown in FIG. 8) such as characters, figures, and symbols to be marked. That is, the control unit 211 operates as a part of the reception unit that receives the processing pattern N.
  • the processing pattern is, for example, a pattern that can be read by a reading device.
  • the processing pattern is drawn by the user using the drawing area 701.
  • a coordinate system including an X-axis and a Y-axis is set in the drawing area 701.
  • the control unit 211 specifies the machining pattern input by the user in the coordinate system. That is, the control unit 211 accepts the machining pattern input by the user as position information.
  • the control unit 211 receives the irradiation conditions of the laser beam and the setting of the material of the object to be machined 8 in the state where the laser / scanning tab 710 is selected.
  • the laser / scanning tab 710 includes columns for inputting the output power of the laser beam, the frequency of the laser beam, the machining speed, and the material of the object 8 to be machined.
  • the control unit 211 sets the input numerical value as the output power of the laser beam, the frequency of the laser beam, and the machining speed. do.
  • the control unit 211 sets the selected material as the material of the object to be processed 8.
  • the laser light irradiation conditions may include other factors (for example, pulse shape, number of scans, laser light irradiation interval, etc.) in addition to the laser light output power, the laser light frequency, and the processing speed. ..
  • the control unit 211 When the control unit 211 accepts the user operation of clicking the button 750, the content (setting content) input by the user is saved as the default value. When the control unit 211 accepts the user operation of clicking the button 760, the content (setting content) input by the user is returned to the default value.
  • the user interface 700 shown in FIG. 5 is an example and is not limited thereto.
  • a field for inputting the material of the object to be machined 8 may be provided in addition to the laser / scanning tab 710.
  • the user interface 700 may be provided with a field for inputting a code type (for example, QR code (registered trademark), DataMatrix (registered trademark), etc.).
  • the control unit 211 can also write the contents (setting contents) input by the user to the external memory or send them to an external device in a file format, for example. According to this, these setting contents can be transferred to other laser markers other than the laser marker 2 (see FIG. 1).
  • the laser marker 2 processes the processing object 8 by irradiating the laser beam based on the processing pattern N input by the user and the irradiation conditions of the laser light using the user interface 700.
  • processing In order to print a code that can be read by a reading device, processing must be performed under appropriate irradiation conditions, but experience and know-how are required to set the irradiation conditions. Moreover, even a user who has experience and know-how needs repeated trials to set the irradiation conditions, which is troublesome. Therefore, the laser marker 2 sets the cell included in the received processing pattern N as a test cell. The laser marker 2 performs test processing by setting different irradiation conditions for each cell included in the test cell.
  • the verification device 3 calculates the brightness value for each cell S of the processing pattern N formed by the test processing.
  • the cell S having a higher luminance value is whiter
  • the cell S having a lower luminance value is blacker.
  • the clearer the contrast between black and white the easier it is for the reader to read the code. Therefore, the laser marker 2 extracts information on the brightness value of the test cell based on the brightness value for each cell S calculated by the verification device 3, and based on the extracted information, the irradiation condition of the laser beam W at the time of the present processing. To set. This makes it possible to set the optimum irradiation conditions in one test process. Therefore, according to the laser processing system 1, it is possible to set appropriate irradiation conditions without any trouble.
  • the setting of the irradiation conditions of the laser beam by the laser processing system 1 will be described in detail.
  • FIGS. 1, 2, and 6 to 14 are flowcharts showing an example of processing of the controller according to the first embodiment. The processes shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 are realized by the control unit 211 executing the application program stored in the storage unit 213.
  • control unit 211 receives the processing pattern N via the communication processing unit 216 (step S605).
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing pattern input to the drawing area.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing that the processing pattern input to the drawing area includes a plurality of cells.
  • the processing pattern N is input to the drawing area 701 by the user and is accepted by the communication processing unit 216.
  • the communication processing unit 216 transmits the received processing pattern N to the control unit 211.
  • the control unit 211 When the control unit 211 receives the processing pattern N from the communication processing unit 216, the control unit 211 accepts the received processing pattern N as a collection of a plurality of cells S as shown in FIG. 9, and has a predetermined rule for each cell S. Assign cell numbers according to. As a result, the position of each cell S in the processing pattern N is specified by the cell number.
  • the machining pattern N is a two-dimensional code.
  • the two-dimensional code includes, for example, a QR code and DataMatrix. 8 and 9 show DataMatrix as an example of a two-dimensional code.
  • the control unit 211 sets the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for the test (step S610).
  • the irradiation conditions of the base treatment for the test are predetermined for each material of the object 8 to be processed, and are stored in the storage unit 213.
  • the irradiation condition of the base treatment may include the condition that the base treatment is not performed.
  • control unit 211 performs the base treatment for the test (step S615).
  • the control unit 211 irradiates at least the entire surface of the test print target area with the laser beam under the irradiation conditions set in step S610. If the condition that the base treatment is not performed is set as the irradiation condition of the base treatment in step S610, the control unit 211 does not perform the processing of step S615.
  • control unit 211 sets the test cell (step S620). Specifically, the control unit 211 sets a part of the divided plurality of cells S as a test cell in the received machining pattern N.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a test cell.
  • the test cells are assigned numbers “1” to “18”.
  • the processing pattern N is composed of a black cell S and a white cell S.
  • the processing pattern N is a two-dimensional code
  • one piece of information is composed of eight cells S.
  • a block of eight cells S constituting one piece of information is also referred to as an “information unit”.
  • the information unit R1, the information unit R2, the information unit R3, and the like Although only three information units are drawn in FIG. 10, in reality, all cells S constituting the processing pattern N are divided into information units.
  • the content of information is specified from the array of black cells S and white cells S for each information unit. That is, if the arrangement of the black cell S and the white cell S for each information unit is changed, there is a risk that the information cannot be read by the reading device.
  • the cell S selected as the test cell is irradiated with the laser beam in step S635 described later. Therefore, the test cell is selected and set based on the information unit of the machining pattern so that the information can be read by the reading device. More specifically, the test cell is set so that the arrangement of the black cell S and the white cell S for each information unit does not change from that of the processing pattern N received in step S605.
  • the two-dimensional code is provided with a region R10 or the like used for detecting the position of the code. If the arrangement of the black cell S and the white cell S in this area is changed, the position of the code may not be detected. Therefore, the test cell is selected and set from the area of the machining pattern excluding the area used for detecting the position of the two-dimensional code.
  • control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition for each cell S set in the test cell in step S620, and sets the irradiation condition to the storage unit 213 for each cell S for which the irradiation condition is set.
  • Store step S625.
  • the control unit 211 stores the cell number of the cell S selected as the test cell and the irradiation condition set in the cell S specified by the cell number in association with each other in the storage unit 213.
  • the cell number of the cell S selected as the test cell is an example of "test cell arrangement information".
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram showing irradiation conditions for a test cell when the object to be processed is aluminum.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing irradiation conditions for a test cell when the object to be processed is iron.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing irradiation conditions for a test cell when the object to be processed is plastic.
  • the processing condition (for example, the hue of the object to be processed 8) also changes depending on the irradiation conditions of the laser beam. That is, the hue of the object to be processed 8 is determined by the combination of the material of the object to be processed 8 and the irradiation conditions of the laser beam.
  • the laser beam irradiation conditions may include other elements (for example, pulse shape, number of scans, laser beam irradiation interval, etc.) in addition to "power", "frequency", and "machining speed".
  • the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition 1 shown in FIG. 11 to the cell S to which the number “1” is assigned in FIG. Similarly, the control unit 211 sets each of the irradiation conditions 2 to 18 shown in FIG. 11 to each of the cells S to which the numbers “2” to “18” are assigned in FIG. As a result, different irradiation conditions are set for each cell S for the test cell.
  • Irradiation conditions suitable for the above may be stored in the storage unit 213.
  • 18 types of irradiation conditions are assigned to each of the 18 test cells, but there may be a plurality of test cells to which the same irradiation conditions are assigned. For example, there may be two test cells to which the same irradiation conditions are assigned. In that case, nine types of irradiation conditions are assigned to the 18 test cells.
  • the irradiation condition set in the test cell may include the condition that the laser beam is not irradiated.
  • the test cell in which the condition that the laser light is not irradiated is set is a test cell for a white cell. That is, the irradiation condition for the white cell may include the condition that the laser beam is not irradiated.
  • the irradiation condition for the white cell is that the laser beam is not irradiated, the color after the base treatment (or the color of the material of the object to be processed 8 when the base treatment is not performed) remains as it is.
  • the control unit 211 sets the irradiation conditions of the common print cell, and stores the set irradiation conditions in the storage unit 213 (step S630).
  • the control unit 211 stores the cell number of the cell S classified as the common print cell in the storage unit 213 in association with the irradiation condition set for the cell S specified by the cell number.
  • the common print cell is a print target cell other than the test cell.
  • the cell number of the cell S classified into the common print cell is an example of the arrangement information of the common print cell.
  • the irradiation conditions for the common print cell one type of irradiation condition for the white cell and one type of irradiation condition for the black cell are predetermined.
  • the irradiation condition set as the irradiation condition of the common print cell is either the irradiation condition for the white cell or the irradiation condition for the black cell. In many cases. In addition, both the irradiation condition for the white cell and the irradiation condition for the black cell may be set as the irradiation condition of the common print cell.
  • the control unit 211 performs a test processing process based on the irradiation conditions set in steps S625 and S630 (step S635).
  • the marking head 26 irradiates the workpiece 8 with laser light based on the irradiation conditions set by the control unit 211 in steps S625 and S630.
  • the processing pattern N is formed on the processing object 8.
  • the verification device 3 takes an image of the processing pattern N formed on the processing object 8, reads the code corresponding to the processing pattern N based on the captured image, and calculates the luminance value for each cell S of the processing pattern N. ..
  • the verification device 3 transmits the calculated luminance value for each cell S to the controller 21.
  • the processing of the verification device 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 14.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the verification device according to the first embodiment.
  • the process shown in FIG. 14 is realized by the control unit 310 executing the application program stored in the storage unit 320.
  • the process shown in FIG. 14 is started, for example, when a button or the like provided on the verification device 3 is operated by the user.
  • step S1402 the control unit 310 detects the position detection pattern from the image of the created code.
  • the processing pattern is DataMatrix as shown in FIG. 8
  • the control unit 310 detects an L-shape (region R10 shown in FIG. 10) arranged on the left side and the lower side of the code. As a result, the position and orientation of the cord are estimated.
  • step S1402 the control unit 310 detects the finder pattern F (see FIG. 17) arranged at the three vertices of the code, and detects the detected finder pattern F.
  • the position and orientation of the QR code are estimated based on this.
  • step S1403 the control unit 310 estimates the grid.
  • the grid is the center position of each cell. That is, the position of each cell is specified by the process in step S1403.
  • the control unit 310 estimates the grid by obtaining the clock track from the detected L-shape.
  • step S1404 the control unit 310 calculates the luminance value at the center position of each cell and determines whether they are a dark cell (“1”) or a light cell (“0”), thereby setting each cell as a binary value. To become.
  • step S1405 the control unit 310 converts the binarized 0/1 information into a character string. Error correction is also taken into account during the conversion.
  • step S1408 the control unit 310 determines whether or not the retry for the estimation of the grid is completed. When the retry for the estimation of the grid is completed (YES in step S1408), the control unit 310 shifts the process to step S1409. On the other hand, if the retry for the estimation of the grid is not completed (NO in step S1408), the control unit 310 returns the process to step S1403.
  • step S1409 the control unit 310 determines whether or not the retry for the detection of the position detection pattern is completed.
  • the control unit 310 shifts the process to step S1410.
  • the control unit 310 returns the process to step S1402.
  • step S1410 the control unit 310 determines whether or not the retry for image creation has been completed.
  • the control unit 310 ends a series of processes shown in FIG.
  • the control unit 310 returns the process to step S1401.
  • control unit 211 determines whether or not the luminance value for each cell S has been received from the verification device 3 (step S640). When the luminance value for each cell S is received from the verification device 3 (YES in step S640), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S645.
  • At least one of the black-and-white contrast of the common print cell being below the threshold, the white variation of the common print cell exceeding the threshold, and the black variation of the common print cell exceeding the threshold. If any of the above is true (YES in step S645), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S650. On the other hand, the black-and-white contrast of the common print cell is below the threshold value, the white variation of the common print cell exceeds the threshold value, and the black variation of the common print cell exceeds the threshold value. If none of the above applies (NO in step S645), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S680.
  • the control unit 211 determines whether or not there is a test cell whose brightness is lower than that of the common print cell by comparing the brightness value of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number with the brightness value of the common print cell. do. If there is a test cell whose brightness is lower than that of the common print cell (YES in step S650), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S655. On the other hand, if there is no test cell whose brightness is lower than that of the common print cell (NO in step S650), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S660.
  • step S655 the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the lowest brightness as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production. Specifically, in step S655, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition associated with the cell number extracted in step S650 among the irradiation conditions stored in the storage unit 213 as the irradiation condition for the actual processing process. Set as.
  • step S660 the control unit 211 sets the irradiation conditions of the common print cell as the irradiation conditions of the processing for production. Specifically, in step S660, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition for the black cell among the irradiation conditions of the common print cell stored in the storage unit 213 as the irradiation condition for the processing process for production.
  • step S675 the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the test stored in the storage unit 213 as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the production.
  • step S685 the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the test as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the production.
  • the process in step S685 is the same as the process in step S675.
  • step S670 step S675
  • step S685 the control unit 211 ends a series of processes shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • the irradiation condition of the test cell may include the condition that the laser beam is not irradiated, and the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the test includes the condition that the base treatment is not performed. Therefore, it may be determined in step S670, step S675, and step S685 that the base treatment is not performed.
  • control unit 211 sets the irradiation conditions of the test cell and the common print cell after performing the test base treatment (process of step S615), and then performs the test processing process (process of step S635).
  • the control unit 211 performs the test base treatment and the test processing after setting the irradiation conditions of the test base treatment, the test cell irradiation conditions, and the common print cell irradiation conditions. May be good.
  • the irradiation conditions are improved only when the irradiation conditions set in the common print cell do not meet the quality standard, but the irradiation conditions set in the common print cell satisfy the quality standard. Regardless of whether or not, the irradiation conditions may always be improved, and in such a case, the determination process of step S645 shown in FIG. 7 shall not be performed.
  • the laser marker 2 may set a test cell according to a predetermined rule, or may set a test cell according to a user's specification.
  • the brightness value for each cell calculated by the verification device 3 may be the average density in each cell.
  • step S650 "the control unit 211 has higher brightness than the common print cell based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. Judge whether or not there is a test cell.
  • Step S655 is read as "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the highest brightness as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production.”
  • step S660 and step S680 "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the common print cell as the irradiation condition of the processing for production.
  • the control unit 211 stores in the storage unit 213.
  • the irradiation condition for the white cell is set as the irradiation condition for the processing process for production.
  • step S665 the control unit 211 has a lower brightness than the common print cell based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3.” Judge whether or not there is a test cell.
  • step S670 "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the lowest brightness as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for production. The control unit 211 sets only the irradiation condition of the test cell having the lowest brightness. Instead, the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for the test may be set in consideration of the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for the test. "
  • control unit 211 may set only the irradiation conditions for the processing for the actual production, and may not set the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for the production. In that case, the control unit 211 uses the cell number of the cell S having the lowest brightness in the test cell and the cell number of the cell S having the highest brightness in the test cell as information regarding the brightness value of the test cell. At least one of the above may be extracted.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a first modification of the process of the controller according to the first embodiment.
  • the process shown in FIG. 15 is realized by the control unit 211 executing the application program stored in the storage unit 213.
  • the control unit 211 performs the processing shown in FIG. 15 after the processing of steps S605 to S640 shown in FIG.
  • the process shown in FIG. 15 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 7 except for step S650A, step S655A, step S665A, and step S670A. explain.
  • step S650A the control unit 211 of the test cell having the second lowest brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the brightness is lower than the brightness of the common print cell. Specifically, in step S650A, the control unit 211 has the cell S having the second lowest brightness among the test cells based on the arrangement information of the cells S and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. Extract the cell number of.
  • the cell number of the cell S having the second lowest brightness among the test cells is an example of "information regarding the brightness value of the test cell".
  • the control unit 211 compares the luminance value of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number with the luminance value of the common print cell, so that the luminance of the test cell having the second lowest luminance is higher than the luminance of the common print cell. Is also low.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S655A.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S660.
  • step S655A the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the second lowest brightness as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production. Specifically, in step S655A, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition associated with the cell number extracted in step S650A among the irradiation conditions stored in the storage unit 213 as the irradiation condition for the actual processing process. Set as.
  • step S665A the control unit 211 of the test cell having the second highest brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the brightness is higher than the brightness of the common print cell. Specifically, in step S665A, the control unit 211 has the cell S having the second highest brightness among the test cells based on the arrangement information of the cells S and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. Extract the cell number of.
  • the cell number of the cell S having the second highest brightness among the test cells is an example of "information regarding the brightness value of the test cell".
  • the control unit 211 compares the luminance value of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number with the luminance value of the common print cell, so that the luminance of the test cell having the second highest luminance is higher than the luminance of the common print cell. Is also high or not.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S670A.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S675.
  • step S670A the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the second highest brightness as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for production. Specifically, in step S670A, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition associated with the cell number extracted in step S665A among the irradiation conditions stored in the storage unit 213 as the irradiation condition for the base treatment for production. Set as. In step S670A, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for production after considering not only the irradiation conditions for the test cell having the second highest brightness but also the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for the test. You may.
  • the cell S having the highest brightness in the test cells is used.
  • the irradiation conditions of the laser beam W at the time of this processing are set except for the cell S having the lowest brightness. As a result, the accuracy of the irradiation conditions during this processing is increased.
  • step S650A "The control unit 211 has the second highest brightness test cell based on the arrangement information of the cell S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the brightness of is higher than the brightness of the common print cell.
  • Step S655A is read as "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the second highest brightness as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production.”
  • step S660 and step S680 "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the common print cell as the irradiation condition of the processing for production. Specifically, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the common print cell to be white. The irradiation condition for the cell is set as the irradiation condition for the processing process for production.
  • step S665A "The control unit 211 is the test cell having the second lowest brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the brightness of is lower than the brightness of the common print cell.
  • step S670A "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the second lowest brightness as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for production. The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the test cell having the second lowest brightness.
  • the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the production may be set after considering not only the irradiation condition but also the irradiation condition of the base treatment for the test.
  • the control unit 211 extracts at least one of the cell number of the cell S having the second lowest brightness in the test cell and the cell number of the cell S having the second highest brightness in the test cell. do it.
  • the control unit 211 uses the cell numbers of n (n is an integer of 2 or more) test cells having low brightness in the test cell and the cell numbers of the test cells as information on the brightness value of the test cell. Among them, the cell numbers of n test cells having low brightness are extracted.
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a second modification of the processing of the controller according to the first embodiment.
  • the process shown in FIG. 16 is realized by the control unit 211 executing the application program stored in the storage unit 213.
  • the control unit 211 performs the processing shown in FIG. 16 after the processing of steps S605 to S640 shown in FIG. Since the process shown in FIG. 16 is the same as the process shown in FIG. 7 except for step S650B, step S655B, step S665B, and step S670B, the following is only for step S650B, step S655B, step S665B, and step S670B. explain.
  • step S650B the control unit 211 has n test cells having low brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the average value of the brightness is lower than the brightness value of the common print cell. Specifically, the control unit 211 displays n cells S in order from the lowest brightness in the test cells based on the arrangement information of the cells S and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. Select and extract the cell number of the selected cell S. The cell numbers of the n cells S selected in order from the lowest brightness among the test cells are an example of "information regarding the brightness value of the test cell". The control unit 211 calculates the average value of the brightness of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number.
  • the control unit 211 compares the calculated luminance value with the luminance value of the common print cell to determine whether the average luminance of n test cells having low luminance is lower than the luminance value of the common print cell. To judge. When the average value of the luminance of the n test cells having low luminance is lower than the luminance value of the common print cell (YES in step S650B), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S655B. On the other hand, when the average value of the luminance of the n test cells having low luminance is not lower than the luminance value of the common print cell (NO in step S650B), the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S660.
  • step S655B the control unit 211 sets the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the n test cells having low brightness as the irradiation conditions of the processing for the actual production. Specifically, in step S655B, the control unit 211 calculated and calculated the average value of the irradiation conditions associated with the cell numbers extracted in step S650B among the irradiation conditions stored in the storage unit 213. The average value is set as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production.
  • step S665B the control unit 211 of n test cells having high brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the average value of the brightness is higher than the brightness value of the common print cell. Specifically, the control unit 211 selects n cells S in order from the one with the highest brightness in the test cells based on the arrangement information of the cells S and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. Select and extract the cell number of the selected cell S.
  • the cell numbers of the n cells S selected in order from the one having the highest brightness among the test cells are an example of "information regarding the brightness value of the test cell".
  • the control unit 211 calculates the average value of the brightness of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number.
  • the control unit 211 compares the calculated luminance value with the luminance value of the common print cell to determine whether the average luminance of n test cells having high luminance is higher than the luminance value of the common print cell. To judge.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S670B.
  • the control unit 211 shifts the process to step S675.
  • the test cell can be used as an irradiation condition for the base treatment for production.
  • the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the test cell with relatively high brightness is set, and the irradiation condition for the processing for production is set in the test cell with relatively low brightness in the test cell.
  • the average value of irradiation conditions is set. As a result, the accuracy of the irradiation conditions during this processing is increased.
  • control unit 211 may set the median irradiation condition set for each of the n test cells having low brightness as the irradiation condition for the actual processing process. Further, in step S670B, the control unit 211 may set the median value of the irradiation conditions set for each of the n test cells having high brightness as the irradiation conditions for the base treatment for production.
  • step S650B the control unit 211 ranks the test cells based on the luminance value for each cell S received from the verification device 3, and ranks the lower kth to k + mth (k and m are integers of 1 or more) in the ranking. ) May be selected and the cell number of the selected cell S may be extracted. In that case, the control unit 211 calculates the average value of the luminance of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number, and compares the calculated luminance value with the luminance value of the common print cell.
  • the control unit 211 When the calculated luminance value is lower than the luminance value of the common print cell (YES in step S650B), the control unit 211 is the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the lower kth to k + mth test cells of the ranking. Is set as the irradiation condition of the processing process for production (step S655B). Further, in step S665B, the control unit 211 ranks the test cells based on the luminance value for each cell S received from the verification device 3, selects and selects the kth to k + mth cell S in the ranking. The cell number of cell S may be extracted.
  • control unit 211 calculates the average value of the luminance of the cell S specified by the extracted cell number, and compares the calculated luminance value with the luminance value of the common print cell.
  • the control unit 211 is the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the kth to k + mth test cells in the ranking. Is set as the irradiation condition for the base treatment for production (step S670B).
  • Step S655B is read as "The control unit 211 sets the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the n test cells having high brightness as the irradiation conditions of the processing for the actual production.”
  • step S660 and step S680 "The control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the common print cell as the irradiation condition of the processing for production. Specifically, the control unit 211 sets the irradiation condition of the common print cell among the irradiation conditions of the common print cell. The irradiation condition for the white cell is set as the irradiation condition for the processing process for production.
  • step S665B the control unit 211 has n test cells with low brightness based on the arrangement information of the cells S stored in the storage unit 213 and the brightness value for each cell S received from the verification device 3. It is determined whether or not the average value of the luminance of the common print cell is lower than the luminance value of the common print cell.
  • step S670B "The control unit 211 sets the average value of the irradiation conditions set in the n test cells having low brightness as the irradiation condition of the base treatment for production. The control unit 211 has the brightness.
  • the irradiation conditions of the base treatment for the test may be taken into consideration, and the irradiation conditions of the base treatment for the production may be set. " Read as.
  • control unit 211 has the cell numbers of n test cells selected in order from the lowest brightness in the test cells and n cells selected in order from the one with the highest brightness in the test cells. It suffices to extract at least one of the cell number of the test cell of.
  • the verification device 3 in order for the verification device 3 to extract information regarding the luminance value of the test cell, when the processing pattern formed on the processing object 8 by the test processing is imaged, the captured image is captured. It is necessary to be able to specify the position corresponding to the test cell (hereinafter, also referred to as “test cell position”) from the inside. Therefore, in the laser processing system 1 according to the second embodiment, the laser marker 2 transmits the arrangement information of the test cells to the verification device 3.
  • the test cell placement information is information indicating the test cell placement set in step S620.
  • the arrangement information of the test cells is information indicating the relative positional relationship between the position detection pattern (the above-mentioned L-shape, the finder pattern, etc.) and each test cell, and for example, what kind of rule is applied to each cell.
  • the number is assigned in, and it is information about which cell is set as the test cell.
  • the laser marker 2 transmits the arrangement information of the test cell to the verification device 3.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing of the verification device according to the second embodiment.
  • a case where the code C is a QR code will be described as an example.
  • the verification device 3 (specifically, the control unit 310) receives the arrangement information of the test cell t from the laser marker 2 at the beginning of the process shown in FIG.
  • the control unit 310 executes the process shown in FIG. 14, and stores the luminance value when the reading is successful in the storage unit 320 for each cell.
  • the laser marker 2 (specifically, the control unit 211) receives information on the luminance value of the test cell t from the verification device 3, and sets the received information and the irradiation conditions set in the cell indicated by the received information. Based on this, the irradiation conditions for this processing are set. As an example, the laser marker 2 sets the irradiation condition set in the cell indicated by the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell t received from the verification device 3 as the irradiation condition at the time of the main processing.
  • the verification device 3 can specify the position of the test cell t. Therefore, the verification device 3 can extract information regarding the luminance value of the test cell t and transmit the extracted information to the laser marker 2.
  • the laser marker 2 may set the irradiation conditions at the time of the main processing based on the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell t received from the verification device 3 and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell t. Therefore, the processing load of the laser marker 2 is reduced.
  • the optimum irradiation conditions can be set by one test processing as in the first embodiment. Therefore, it is possible to set appropriate irradiation conditions without any trouble.
  • the arrangement information of the test cell t is transmitted from the laser marker 2 to the verification device 3 or stored in advance in the storage unit 320, the user inputs the arrangement information of the test cell t to the verification device 3. You can save time and effort.
  • the information transmitted from the verification device 3 to the laser marker 2 includes the cell number of the test cell t satisfying the predetermined condition, the brightness value of the test cell t satisfying the predetermined condition, and the brightness of each cell of the common print cell. The value may be included.
  • the laser marker 2 uses any one of the flow shown in FIG. 7, the flow shown in FIG. 15, and the flow shown in FIG. 16 for the present processing. Irradiation conditions may be set at the time of.
  • the machining pattern at the time of test machining is a two-dimensional code.
  • the machining pattern at the time of test machining is other than the two-dimensional code.
  • the verification device extracts information regarding the brightness value of the test cell. Since the configuration of the laser machining system according to the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the laser machining system 1 according to the second embodiment, the same reference numerals as those of the second embodiment are assigned and the description thereof will not be repeated. Hereinafter, the points different from those of the second embodiment will be mainly described.
  • the positioning mark M is a mark used to specify the position of the test cell t.
  • the pattern of the positioning mark M may be any pattern as long as it can uniquely determine the test cell area T, and may be, for example, a pattern in which three marks as shown in FIG. 18A are combined, or a pattern in which the three marks are combined. It may be a pattern consisting of one L-shaped mark as shown in FIG. 18B, a pattern consisting of one T-shaped mark as shown in FIG. 18C, or as shown in FIG. 18D. It may be a pattern consisting of marks imitating a finder pattern.
  • the pattern of the positioning mark M is not limited to that shown in FIG. Further, when the positioning mark M is a combination of a plurality of marks as shown in FIG. 18A, the number of marks included is not limited to three, and the types of each mark may be different. ..
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing of a laser marker according to the third embodiment.
  • dot hatching is added to the cells corresponding to the test cell t.
  • the control unit 211 generates the arrangement information of the test cell t.
  • the arrangement information of the test cell t is as follows. That is, the information of the pattern of the positioning mark M is the information consisting of three cross marks. The information indicating the relative position between the positioning mark M and the test cell area T is information that the positioning mark M is arranged at three of the four vertices of the test cell area T. The information indicating the arrangement of the test cell t in the test cell area T is such that the test cell area T is divided into 4 ⁇ 4 test cells t, and the cells are sequentially divided from the upper left test cell t to the lower right test cell t. It is information that numbers are assigned from 1 to 16.
  • the control unit 211 transmits the generated test cell t placement information to the verification device 3.
  • the verification device 3 specifies the position of each test cell t based on the arrangement information of the test cell t.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining an example of processing of the verification device according to the third embodiment.
  • the verification device 3 (specifically, the control unit 310) receives the arrangement information of the test cell t from the laser marker 2 at the beginning of the process shown in FIG. After that, the control unit 310 estimates the center position of each test cell t by executing steps S1401 to S1403 of the process shown in FIG.
  • step S1401 the control unit 310 causes the image pickup unit 330 to image the processing pattern formed on the processing object 8, and creates the image I by performing preprocessing on the captured image.
  • Image I includes a test cell region T and a positioning mark M.
  • the test cell region T and the positioning mark M are distorted and projected in the image I as shown in FIG.
  • step S1402 the control unit 310 detects the positioning mark M from the captured image I based on the information of the pattern of the positioning mark M included in the arrangement information of the test cell t received from the laser marker 2.
  • step S1403 the control unit 310 estimates the grid. Specifically, first, the control unit 310 from the image I based on the information indicating the relative position between the positioning mark M and the test cell region T included in the arrangement information of the test cell t received from the laser marker 2. Identify the test cell area T. Next, the control unit 310 receives each test cell t from the image I based on the information indicating the arrangement of the test cell t in the test cell region T included in the arrangement information of the test cell t received from the laser marker 2. Estimate the center position of.
  • control unit 310 creates a parallelogram having three positioning marks M as three vertices, and specifies the created parallelogram region as the test cell region T.
  • control unit 310 divides the specified test cell region T into 4 ⁇ 4, and estimates the center position of each region as the center position of each test cell t.
  • the control unit 310 calculates the luminance value at the center position of each test cell t.
  • the control unit 310 is a test cell based on the information indicating the arrangement of the test cell t in the test cell region T included in the arrangement information of the test cell t and the calculated luminance value of each test cell t.
  • Information on the luminance value of t that is, the cell number of the test cell t satisfying a predetermined condition is extracted.
  • the communication processing unit 340 (corresponding to the “communication unit”) transmits information regarding the luminance value of the test cell t extracted by the control unit 310 to the laser marker 2.
  • the arrangement information of the test cell t may be stored in advance in the storage unit 213 of the laser marker 2 and the storage unit 320 of the verification device 3.
  • the laser marker 2 sets the test cell t and the positioning mark based on the arrangement information of the test cell t stored in the storage unit 213.
  • the first storage unit (213) that stores the irradiation conditions set by the setting unit (211) for each cell (S) in which the irradiation conditions are set,
  • An irradiation unit (26) that irradiates the processed object (8) with the laser beam (W) based on the irradiation conditions set by the setting unit (211).
  • the setting unit (211) uses a part of the processing pattern (N) received at the time of test processing as a test cell, and applies the irradiation conditions different for each cell (S) included in the test cell (t).
  • the verification device (3) is An image pickup unit (330) that captures an image of the processing pattern (N) formed on the processing object (8), and A calculation unit (310) for calculating a luminance value for each cell (S) based on an image captured by the image pickup unit (330) is included.
  • the setting unit (211) includes information on the luminance value of the test cell (t) extracted from the luminance value of each cell (S) and the irradiation conditions set in the test cell (t).
  • a laser processing system that sets at least one of the irradiation conditions at the time of main processing based on the above.
  • the verification device (3) further includes a transmission unit (340) for transmitting the luminance value for each cell (S) calculated by the calculation unit (310) to the laser processing device (2).
  • the setting unit (211) of the test cell (t) is based on the arrangement information of the test cell (t) and the brightness value of each cell (S) received from the verification device (3).
  • the laser processing system according to configuration 1, further extracting information regarding the luminance value.
  • the verification device (3) further includes a second storage unit (320).
  • the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell (t) is the information indicating the cell (S) having the highest luminance in the test cell (t) and the information indicating the cell (S) having the lowest luminance in the test cell (t). Contains at least one of the information indicating the cell (S).
  • the setting unit (211) sets the irradiation conditions at the time of the main processing based on the irradiation conditions set in the cell (S) specified by the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell (t).
  • the laser processing system according to any one of the above configurations 1 to 5.
  • the information regarding the luminance value of the test cell (t) includes information indicating two or more of the cells (S) selected in order from the one having the highest luminance in the test cell (t) and the test cell (the test cell (t). It contains at least one of the information indicating the two or more cells (S) selected in order from the lowest brightness in t).
  • the setting unit (211) is set in two or more cells (S) having high brightness among the cells (S) specified by the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell (t). Of the cells (S) specified by the average value of irradiation conditions and the information regarding the brightness value of the test cell (t), the irradiation set in two or more cells (S) having low brightness.
  • the laser processing system according to any one of Configurations 1 to 5, wherein the irradiation conditions at the time of main processing are set based on at least one of the average value of the conditions.
  • the reception unit (216) receives the material of the object to be processed (8) and receives it.
  • the setting unit (211) receives the test cell (t) from the cell (S) based on the material of the machining object (8) received by the reception unit (216).
  • the laser processing system according to any one of configurations 1 to 7, wherein different irradiation conditions are set for each.
  • the laser processing apparatus (2) has the brightness of each cell (S) calculated by the calculation unit (310) for the variation of the brightness value in the region where the same irradiation conditions are set during the test processing. Judgment based on the value When the variation of the luminance value in the region exceeds the threshold value, the setting unit (211) provides information on the luminance value of the test cell (t) and the irradiation set in the test cell (t).
  • the laser processing system according to any one of Configurations 1 to 8, wherein the irradiation conditions for surface treatment are set based on the conditions.

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La présente invention porte sur un dispositif de traitement laser (2) comprenant une unité de réglage qui définit des conditions d'irradiation de faisceaux laser; et une première unité de stockage qui stocke les conditions d'irradiation réglées. L'unité de réglage règle différentes conditions d'irradiation pour des cellules respectives incluses dans une cellule d'essai. Un dispositif de vérification (3) prend des images d'un motif de traitement et calcule une valeur de luminosité pour chaque cellule. L'unité de réglage règle au moins une condition d'irradiation au moment du traitement principal sur la base d'informations relatives à la valeur de luminosité de la cellule d'essai extraite de la valeur de luminosité de chaque cellule et de l'état d'irradiation réglé dans la cellule d'essai.
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